The Hollow Tree.

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 744, 17 August 1929, Page 33

The Hollow Tree.

tE—lEl messages for sunbeams.

| The Holloto Tree closes each I tceefc on Wednesday at S p.m. Letters to the Dawn Lady are answered as follow: Nellie Ollerensham. Remuera: Nellie is now a Sunbeam of Happy Town, and I was glad to have her posy of daffodils. No Name, Parnell: Two unsigned daffodil paintings have come to hand, both posted at Parnell. Willie Sims, Onehunga: Many happy returns of your birthday, Willie. I am glad you wore able to answer the Competition Bell. Raymond Sims. Onehunga: This laddie has arrived in Happy Town. That was a fine little letter. Raymond. Alice Smith, Onehunga: That daffodil Mas a good model. Alice. The Little '1 bought sends a Happy Town smile to jour wee cousin. Nancy Mclntyre. Grey Lynn: Toffee has * bad habit of burning, "Nancy. Please will you ask Lily to All in the enrolment form. That will make her a Sunbeam. Thank you for your story, little lady. Nola Craig, Mount Albert: Doctor Spring Sunshine has compiled with your request, Nola, and he Is sure the line days will continue. You are very brave to want to go swimming in August. A good wish for Buz. Leila Goldsmith, Remuera: Your baby > ousin will be a great interest to you, Leila, and Desmond is a fine name for him. That poem is very amusing. Victor Yates. Auckland: Welcome, Victer. You have made the magic journey, and I have entered your painting in the competition. Ida Cunningham, Rotorua: I shall look forward to hearing from your wee niece, Ida. Please tell her that the Dawn Lady can understand pothooks. Your competition entry has arrived. Fred Walker, Mokauiti: Welcome, Master Fred. We are all glad to greet you at the gates of Happy Town. Margaret Jones, Raetihi: That poem is very sweet, Margaret. What excitement when the airplane flew over your school. It is small wonder you all left your lessons. Edith Schofield. Portland: Your two letters have reached me. Edith. We are all glad that you have become a Sunbeam. Maraea Ecrwards, Portland: Some Sunbeams frame their cards, and have them hanging above their beds, Maraea. I was glad to see your daffodils. Marie Carroll. Te Aroha: Little sister may come down Tiptoe Street, Marie. Please will you show her how to fill in the form. You have quite a responsibility being the eldest girl. William Malyon. Ponsonby: Welcome, William. You have crossed the Happy Town threshold, and I hope you will write me plenty of letters. Margery Grant. Portland: Yes, your old teacher would be very glad to hear from you, lam sure. Margery. Thank you for that dainty sketch of the dancer. Phyllis Potts. Opotiki: That must have been a wonderful sunset, Phyllis. Perhaps Doctor Spring Sunshine had something to do with it. Many thanks for your painting. How is Mary? Molly Elliott, Takapuna: Your little friend was very wise to come down Tiptoe Street. Molly. That is a fine banner, and I liked that story. Nettie Loane, Paeroa: Your letter has arrived. Nettle. Thank you for your painting and the poem . Elaine Stacpoole, Takapuna: Elaine has solved the mysteries of Tiptoe Street. The Woodpecker sends you nis very best greetings. . Dorothy Burgess, Mount Eden. “Another new Sunbeam," laughs tne Little Thought as Dorothy taps at the magic gates. A warm welcome and m-fe-h love, Dorothy. . ___ . Audrey Morrison, Whangarei: That was a wonderful walk, Audrey, les. Doctor Spring Sunshine has been very busy lately. Isn't it astonishing how he can be everywhere all at once? 1 hope you will pass those examinations. Edwyna Stone. Onehunga: How exciting having that visit from Betty and her mother. All the Happy Town people and »he Sunbeams will be glad to have your kind thoughts. Did your mother have a happy birthday? Mary Rawlinson. Hamilton: Welcome home. Mar'. 1 am Klad you have not forgotten the way to Happy Town. Manj

thanks for your daffodils and the tontnietwjster. Glox-ia ;uui ISileen Oxaeie 'will find your love with the Woodpecker Tom Rowan, Te Awamutu: Thank vou for your fine letter, Tom. lam glad you were able to send a painting, too. It will be splendid when you Join the VV igrwfim. \ es, I know all about opening letters. Isot very long ago there were over 200 in the day’s mail.

Joy Hetet, Te Kuiti: I shall look forward to hearing all about that Brownie party, Joy. We are all glad that vou have recovered, and I was pleased to receive your competition entry, Reg Smith, Edendale: Your painting l is very good, Reg, and I was glad to read your neat letter. Please tell your mother that I do not consider school footbail very rough, and that I think it tends to make boys better able to take the little knocks of life as they come. Abrasions can always be. treated with iodine. It Is a great honour being appointed captain of the team, but, of course, your mother is the one to decide. My best love to this laddie.

Cathleeri Fletcher, Glen Eden: Your painting looks very pretty with the addition of that, cobbled path and the butterflies, Cathlcen. Yes, “The Music Box” is a fine little poem. Some Happy

Town thoughts for Cathleen. Jill Woodcock, Edendale: The tulips at the head of your letter are very beautiful, Jill, and I like your second painting also. Please thank your sister for her share of your letter. I wish she could come down Tiptoe Street, too. I have a charming photograph of Jean Farquhar, which she sent me this week. Some Happy Town love for Sunbeam Jill. Ilonka Erdman, Mangere: A flower-girl aud a butterfly. You and Paula make a dainty little pair. You will soon be old enough to enter for competitions, Ilonka. My best love and thanks to you both. Horace Rutherford. Avondale: Welcome. Horace We are all glad to greet this young artist. Brenda Hellaby, Remuera: Stories and paintings may be enclosed with letters, Brenda, but if you are entering for a puzzle competition you should always write “Puzzle Competition” on your envelope. Your daffodils are very good. Norman Rutherford, Avondale: Welcome, Norman. I see you have been busy with your paint brushes, too. Nellie Phillips, Ngatea: I have some sprigs of pussy-willow in my vases, Kellie, but it came from Christchui-ch. Isn't it soft and furry? The Little Thought keeps wanting to stroke it. Bruce Pascoe, Onehunga: Bruce has made the magic journey. You paint very well for such a wee boy. Brian Duigan, Remuera: Brian has arrived in Happy Town, and the Wood-

pecker sends a merry flutter to our new Sunbeam. Roy Hatweli, Huntly South: You solved the maze puzzle, Roy, and I enjoyed readjng that bunny storv. Vera Crawford, Cambridge: Welcome, Miss Cambridge. Your spring posy has arrived. Meryla Webb, Edendale: “This name is familiar,” remarks the smallest Pixie Postman. Gay du Faur, Phyllis Miller, Cathleen Fletcher and Eileen Gracie will be glad to have your kind thoughts, Meryla. Leslie Godfrey, Epsom: A Happy Town welcome to this Happy Town boy. Marjorie Smith, Newton: Two months in Happy Town. I hope you will join the Wigwam when you turn 16, Marjorie. My best love to this new member. I like your painting very much. Patsie Robertson, Remuera: The middleaged Pixie Postman delivered all those letters, Patsie. Your story and painting are very good, and I love that wee poem. Was it a school lesson? Doreen Wrightson, Birkenhead: Here is Doreen in our little world for little people. I am glad our new Sunbeam is fond of painting. Winnie Phillips, Ngatea: “Daffodils from

a six-year-old,” said the Little Thought as Winnie peeped in at the Happy Town gates. Betty Paltridge, Grey Lynn: Some of the Sunbeams send crayoned pictures, Betty, but painted ones are usually more effective. A warm welcome and much love. Monica Winstanley, .Huntly: So you would like to be a seagull like the girl in Sylvia Woodhouse's story? Supposing you place the matter before the next seagull you see? We are all glad you have come down Tiptoe Street. Ernest Southgates, Mt. Albert: Welcome, Ernest. I have entered your daffodils in the competition. Alex Hatwell. Huntly South: It is not necessary to fill in the enrolment form when you are a Sunbeam, Alex. Thank you for your daffodils and that poem. Joan Butland, Turua: Joan has come to Happy Town on a rainbow bridge. Do you know Sunbeams Peter and Edward Monkley? Willie Hatwell, Huntly South: That is a fine poem, isn’t it. Willie? I knew it when 1 was at school. Thank you also for those other verses and the riddle. Ailsa Robertson. Parnell: Welcome, Ailsa. I hope I shall often hear from this young artist. Cyril Lowry, Auckland: Happy Town is a bower of daffodils this week, Cyril. I am glad you are now a member of our happy family. Daphne Buchan, Pukekohe: "A bed-

time letter, from Daphne, and a posy of daffodils,” said the Little Thought, peering over the Dawn Lady’s shoulder. Sylvia Webb, Edendale: Cathieen Fletcher will be glad to have your congratulations on that prize-winning story, Sylvia. Thank you for that poem. You certainly lead a very busy life. Freda Murphy, Taupiri: Welcome, Freda. I hope you will soon be well. What a good thing you have the Happy Town page to keep you busy while you are in bed. Lily Clifford, Tauranga: This new Sunbeam has passed through the magic gales. Thank you for those interesting enclosures. Lily. Joyce Sheath, Remuera: Joyce’s paintbrush has not lost its cunning. That is a striking piece of work. Miss Remuera. Alison Labrum, Hamilton: You drew those three parrots very cleverly, Alison, but drawings for publication should be finished in Indian ink. A warm welcome into our happy family. Zena Wilton, Ngaruawahia: We do not have badges in Happy Town, Zena, so there is no need to send that money. Your little friend made a mistake. Yes, I like your painting very much. Olive Rackham, Avondale: I am glad you have found your way down Tiptoe Street, Olive, and you will find plenty of competitions to keep you occupied. You must be very clever at making up puzzles. Elizabeth Christine, Auckland: The Little Thought picked up his wee lantern and left with some Happy Town love for you at 10 o'clock last Tuesday night. Did you hear him knocking? Gloria Rawlinson, Auckland: And what does Tango think of his new home? 1 hope he will soon lose that limp. Doctor Spring -Sunshine is anxious to read that new poem. Are there any fairies in it? My best love to the little lady with eyes like brown pansies. Dorrie Wilton, Ngaruawahia: Kisses for the Happy Town people? We send you some too, Dorrie. Thank you for answering the Competition Bell. Denise Gillespie, Remuera: Thank you for your story. Denise. Perhaps you would like to write to Audrey Seddon, Box 91, P. 0., Lumsden. The Pixie Postmen all send their love to Virginia. Irene Freeson, Auckland: How cleverly you painted the daffodils, Irene. The Little Thought sends you a sunny smile. Heather Cuthbertson, Grey Lynn: Oh, yes, you and the Little Thought will always be great friends. Do you like Auckland as well as Sydney? Many thanks for your story. Heather. Olga Mclnnes, Maramarua: Cathieen Fletcher will be glad to have your congratulations, Olga. Thank you for your entry. | Iris Reeves, Ponsonby: Yes, the Little Thought loves puppies, and he sends a kind wish to Fluffy. Your daffodils are beautifully finished, Iris. Barrimore Gardner, Mount Eden: Welcome, wee one. Who taught Barrimore how to paint spring posies? Harold Smith, Edendale: I am sure you will treasure that new Scout belt, Harold. There was a message for you last week at the top of the second column of the Hollow Tree. The Woodpecker is sorry you missed it. I was glad to see your | painting. j Joan Anderson. Milford: What a ! breathless little letter. Joan. You are lucky having those new stamps for your collecti’on.. Winnie McDonald, Morrinsville : Winnie has been busy this week. All those treasures have arrived. Jessie Clothier, Hamilton: That magpie lived to a great olrl age, Jessie. I am sure your grandma will miser it. Terangapaia Poata, Te Aroha: That poor mouse came to a sad end, Terangapaia. Has your toothache vanished? What can you, play on that new ukulele? Valerie- Burton, Hamilton: Homework is a bother, isn’t it. Valerie? The middlesized Pixie Postman delivered your painting. Jean Anderson. Mount Eden: Yes, the last competition stories were very good, Jean. That scrap-book will be most interesting. The Woodpecker sends some kind thoughts for Margaret. Marlon Henson. Whangarei: Welcome. wee one. You shall have a card exactly like your brother’s. Alsace Brown, Waiheke: Sweety is not v6ry kind to the kittens, is she. Alsace? I was glad to hear again from Miss Robinson Crusoe. Mary Anderson, Mount Eden: You and Jean must be. clever at mental arithmetic, Mary. How neat your books will look when you have finished covering them. Harry Dudley, Auckland: Welcome. I little man. You are now a Sunbeam of : Happy Town. Hazel Bovaird, Richmond: You will be ! quite happy now. Hazel. I was glad tq I see your pretty daffodils. ■ Audrey Seddon. Lumsden: “From one ! of your Sunbeams in the Far South,” said

the smallest Pixie Postman. It is a dainty piece of work, Audrey. Douglas Dawson, Portland: I wish you "the best of love and happiness,” too, Douglas. Are you better now? Roie Peacocke, Epsom: So you took your Teddy bear to school? Did your little ftrends admire his yellow coat and beautiful brown eyes? Keith Wilkinson, Auckland: Y'our daffodils are beautiful,. Keith. lam sorry to hear that you and Wynton have been ill. My best love, little airplane pilot. Nancy Waller, Penrose: Two letters from Nancy. What a feast of literature you have been having. Jean will be glad you liked that story. I have left your love for her with the Woodpecker, and also your thoughts for Jean Farquhar and Nola Craig. How is Brown-eyes? Norman Lydster, Takapuna: I hope Jack will soon be well. Please give him my love. Thank you for that poem and the riddle-me-ree. . Bessie Hutchinson, Paeroa: Happy Town is a fairy place, Bessie. If you shut your eyes you Will see Tiptoe Street and the Little Thought and the Dawn Lady at the magic gates. Thank you for your quaint little story. Margaret Norley, Whangarei: Your letter is very interesting, Margaret. I have seen a small piece of the Blarney Stone fashioned as a charm. Perhaps we shall meet at the stone itself some day. Doris Lydster, Takapuna: You adapted that poem very cleverly, Doris. Thank you also for your paintings of the French flag.

Frances Halford, Waimiha: I have y<*ir name on the Happy Town roll, Frances, but I notice that you have filled in the form again. Have you lost your card? Your daffodils reached me safely. Jean Norley, Whangarei: So you liked that “square story” called “Hop-scotch” last week? The Little Thought is glad of that. Dorothy White will be pleased that you liked her “Music Box,” too. I have left your love for Jean Melndoe with our trusty old Woodpecker. Ruth Parkes, Whangarei: I shall have to come along and nurse you all, Ruth. There have been far too many sick Sunbeams lately. I hope you and your mother will soon be perfectlv well. ‘ Jean Macfarlane, Mount Albert: The Little Thought would love you to slip one of those primroses into your next letter. Jean. Samuel would be a dignified name for your cat. Perhaps your twin sisters will come down Tiptoe Street too? I like your daffodils, little lady. , Jack Bidwell, Waipukurau: I know now how to make a cat out of a loaf of bread, Jack, but supposing dogs chased loaves of bread, and bakers carried cats round in their baskets? What then? Barbara Thomson, Whananaki: A Happy Town welcome, and many thanks, little Miss Barbara. Sylvia Tapp, Te Aroha: No, the highly commended stories are not all published, Sylvia. How you must have enjoyed your visit to the Tourville. Your painting reached me safely. Wynton Wilkinson, Auckland: 1 hope my little Sunbeam will soon be well. Exactly what happened, Wynton? Shirley Houston, Frankton: Two pet rabbits? Now, aren’t you a lucky little girl. Some people have none at all Janet Adams. New Lynn: Count ten, Janet. The magic has worked. A warm welcome, little Miss New Lynn. Zoe Harden, Whangarei: Congratulations on passing your music examination, Zoe, and many thanks for thdse verses Quite a number of Sunbeams cut out Gloria’s poems, and I am glad you are saving them. Olga Meyer. Hikurangi: Jean Melndoe lives at Victoria Street, Whitiora, Hamilton. and a letter posted to Dulcie Craig at 46 Liverpool Street, Epsom, Auckland, will find her. I have left your love for Gwendolyn Tancred and Joy Hill with the Woodpecker. Kathleen Piper. New Lynn: There was great excitement in the Hollow Tree when those feathers from Golden Heart and Sable Wing arrived, and the Woodpecker is keeping them in a very special corner. Thank you also for the poem, Kathleen. I, too, love the poems by Jean and Gloria, and I know “Reincarnation” off by heart. How lucky that Janet called just then. Trevor Sowry, Ellerslie: Very well, Trevor. You shall have a new card. Jean Farquhar, Mount Eden: Very many thanks for the photograph, Jean, and also for those beautiful violets. Your garden must look very wonderful just now. Some Happy Town love for Sunbeam Jean. Kathleen Williams. Russell: Welcome, little lady. You have sent me quite a budget. Joan Rossiter, Green Lane: Doctor Spring Sunshine is going to visit that garden of yours, Joan. I am glad your cold has left you. Leo Gibbs, Grey Lynn: A new “custo-,

mer.” I hope you will always like the Happy Town wares, Leo. Iris Park, Mount Eden: The Woodpecker would love to come. Iris. What time do the thrushes dine? Joy Hill, Mount Albert: Thank you f #. your charming letter and your stor>, Joy. The Little Thought has sped away with your love messages for Jean Mclndoe, Gloria, Elizabeth Christine, Margaret Norley and Ailsa Stuart. Letters, paintings and stories have also been received from the following Sunbeams, to whom the Dawn Lady sends her love and thanks: — Howard Pascoe, Onehunga . . , Douglas Eckford, Point Chevalier . . . Patricia Sheridan, Te Aroha . . . Nelson Simmonds, Point Chevalier . . . Hilda Eagleson, Onehunga . . . Arthur Sanies, Onehunga . . . Sylvia Campbell, Morningside . . . Bita Nesbitt, Avondale . , . Leon Gaston Wright, Auckland . . . Sybil Rowlands, Takapuna . . . Beryl Hewitt, Russell . . . Molly Carter, Herne Bay . . . Leslie Vause, Ellerslie . . . Beatrice Ross, Birkenhead . . . Monica Matheson, Papatoetoe . . . Vilma McCarthy, Birkenhead . . . Margaret Shipley, Auckland . . . Joan Hark In, Birkenhead . . . Jack Worthington, Waihi . . . Terry Aickin, Remuera . . . Creina Mosse, Milford . . . Rodney Rowlands, Takapuna . . . F. Power, New Lynn . . . Valerie Marks, Onehunga . . . Edna Pollington, Remuera . . . Olive Rigden, Avondale South . . . Phyllis Batson, Onehunga . . . Valerie Wyatt, Devonport . . . Louisa Underwood. Edendale . . . Edgar Henson, Whangarei . . . Constance Whitman, Auckland . . . Nola Wolfe, Edendale . . . Naera Robertson, St. Hellers Bay . . . Ronald Wheaton. Grey Lynn . . . Trevor Dudley, Auckland . . . Woodrow Young, Grey Lynn . . . Winnie Allnutt, Takapuna . . . Malcolm Renton, Point Chevalier . . . Iris Lauder, Ellerslie . . . Sylvia Scales, Takapuna . . . Paula Muir, Remuera . . . Bsme Peacocke, Epsom . . . Valerie Henley, Ellerslie . . . Robert Douglas, Onehunga . . Lenard Moody, One Tr<je Hill . . . John Briggs, Auckland . . . Irene Hooks. Ponsonby . . . Walter Maltby. Auckland . . Kathleen Galvin, Auckland . . . Nelson Rush, Remuera . . . Mary Kelly, Herne Bay . . . Walter Palmer, Kingsland . . . Doreen Dunn, Auckland . . Jim Power, Kingsland . . . Yvonne Hoy, Mount Eden . . . Win McManemin, Green Lane . . . Melva Mclntyre, Remuera . . . Margaret Shaw, Thames . . . Anita Olberg, Auckland . . . Norma Bell, Manurewa . . . Lois Hendriksen, Ponsonby . . . Eunice Wilson, Kerepeehi.